Ougenweide is a set consisting of a tam, a pelerine shawl and wristlets. It has a kind of medieval touch, that’s the reason for choosing a Middle High German name for it. Ougenweide means “feast for the eyes”.

All three parts of Ougenweide consist of circle segments / wedges knitted side-to-side.

The tam is a full circle of approx. 31 cm diameter with a broad rim. Instead of a ribbing, a rolled edge with a very elastic cast-off is added. The inner circle is sewn together. It is decorated with a large button. The rolled edge is very elastic, so the tam will fit for head circumferences from approx. 50 to 60 cm.

The pelerine shawl is a full circle as well, with a diameter of approx. 65 cm. The pelerine is closed with a button band and buttons. The lower edge of the pelerine is wavy. You can wear the pelerine shawl in different ways, open and closed.

On the wristlet, the wedges build a ruffle on the lower edge. The ruffle is can be closed by buttons. You can change the width of the wristlet by changing the number of knitted wedges. I’ll describe sizes S and L (wrist circumference approx. 22 / 27 cm). Both wristlets are knitted mirror-inverted.

The pattern involves the Swing-Knitting™ Light Technique to create unique shapes by using short rows. Everything you need to knit the Ougenweide set, is explained in detail in a separate PDF. The theoretical part not only explains the elements of the Swing-Knitting™ Light Technique in great detail step by step, but also a number of general knitting techniques that not everyone might know.

The pattern consists of 3 PDFs – the Foreword, the Theory and the Ougenweide pattern!